How Many? And When?

Some Biblical clarity on healing:

The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them.  - Matthew 4:24 NASB

All... and they were healed.

When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.  - Matthew 8:16 NASB

Healed all.

But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all,  - Matthew 12:15 NASB

Healed... all.

While the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and laying His hands on each one of them, He was healing them. Demons also were coming out of many, shouting, "You are the Son of God!" But rebuking them, He would not allow them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.  - Luke 4:40-41 NASB

All... Jesus was healing them

Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon, who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were being cured. And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming from Him and healing them all.  - Luke 6:17-19 NASB

All the people... healing them all.

All of them were healed, every last one of them. The devils were cast out.

So how does this fit in with the modern mentality?

Today, if a person says he can heal, people immediately say "if that is so, then why don't you go heal everybody in the hospital?"

And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed." But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us." But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once.  - Matthew 15:22-28 NASB

Notice, Jesus was sent only; He was only sent to Israel. It is interesting that He healed the woman's daughter anyway. He healed because of "great" faith.

Is there "great faith" in the patients in the hospitals?

If there is, faith in what?

Here's where it ends up, where it all started. Just as soon as Jesus came out of the wilderness, just as soon as He got started, He prophesied that they would mock Him too.

And He said to them, "No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we heard was done at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.'" And He said, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.  - Luke 4:23-24 NASB

If You're a healer, heal Yourself... or how about, if you're such a healer, why don't you heal everybody in the hospital?

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Keep reading:

"But I say to you in truth, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, when a great famine came over all the land; and yet Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. "And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian." And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things;  - Luke 4:25-28 NASB

Jesus used this as the reason or answer to the accusation that would come.

No matter what you you do, the accusers will mock you.

What are you sent to do?

Elijah was sent for a specific purpose; Elisha was sent... Jesus was sent for a specific purpose...

So what were you sent to do?

Are you doing it?

I know what I was sent to do...

Are you ready?!

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Unforgiveness, Sickness, Communion, Healing...

The days started with this-

I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from Him.  Psalms 62:1 NLT

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In church I saw-

blood on the door posts of the church...

This was important because "something" was coming...

and, I heard-

"I fell as if dead in His presence..."

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In reference to Psalm 62:1, the guest speaker brought this verse-

"Listen in silence before Me, you lands beyond the sea. Bring your strongest arguments. Come now and speak. The court is ready for your case. Isaiah 41:1 NLT

So, it is important for me to get into God's presence and be quiet.

Falling as if I were dead refers to Revelation 1:17-

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet as if I were dead. But He laid His right hand on me and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the First and the Last. (NLT)

I am at the verge of break through. God is telling me to get in His presence and let Him minister. I don't know if this is going to be a powerful revelation of just a visitation like I've never had before; either way, sounds good to me!

Now, the blood on the door posts...

I had unforgiveness in my life. I had said the words, but I had not forgiven them in my heart. I didn't know what to do.

It was getting bad. My "spiritual" condition had manifested itself in my body. I was sick. My head was pounding, my nose was running, and the pain was excruciating. I knew if I could get to the altar at church and pray, I'd be alright.

Well, the service had almost come to an end. Then one of the elder sisters spoke up and said, "Somebody has unforgiveness."

OH!!!

I almost left without dealing with it!

I went to her husband and told him I had unforgiveness, and asked if both of them would pray with me.

Monday morning I awoke in possession of not only the healing, but an understanding of what I had done. That was James 5.

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. James 5:16 NLT

Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. James 5:14 NLT

God knew my heart. He called me out, I confessed my faults to my elder brother an sister, and they prayed for me.

The blood on the door posts of the church...

Like I said, God knew my heart. Communion was scheduled for the evening service. Communion, passover, blood on the door posts...

Communion, the broken body of Christ. When He was beaten, despised, and rejected, He looked on those who did it, and asked the Father to forgive them! That was it! The love of Christ! THAT is forgiveness!

I didn't fully understand what had happened Sunday until I awoke Monday morning. Then, it hit me like a brick to the forehead.

I confessed my faults, elders prayed, I found forgiveness for others through communion and Jesus Christ, I was healed of my sickness, and now God wants me to get in His presence...

And to think, I get to go to heaven too!

Thank you Jesus!

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